Blog posts of all IP law news and insights.
February 26, 2020 The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications has officially entered into force. The international registration system provides protection for names identifying the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, fruits, wine, pottery, glass and cloth. The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, adopted May …
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February 18, 2020 WIPO will launch a new digital IP Service later this year and would welcome your feedback in order to meet your needs more effectively. (Image: GettyImages/vladwel) This service will help inventors and creators, individuals and businesses add an additional layer of safekeeping for their valuable digital IP assets. This service will complement …
February 4, 2020 The Madrid System webinars are back! We hope you enjoyed our first webinar of the season that was held last week. Just like in 2019, we will air a free webinar at the end of each month this year. Register for our FREE webinars (Image: Getty Images/DrAfter123) Madrid System Q1 webinars Our next two …
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January 30, 2020 The Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) provides for a transition period starting on February 1, 2020, the date on which the UK will leave the EU, and ending on December 31, 2020. This Agreement provides for continued protection in the UK for marks …
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January 30, 2020 The Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) provides for a transition period starting on February 1, 2020, the date on which the UK will leave the EU, and ending on December 31, 2020. This Agreement provides for continued protection in the UK for industrial …
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This Guide is primarily intended for applicants and holders of international registrations of marks, as well as officials of the competent administrations of the Member States of the Madrid Union. It leads them through the various steps of the international registration procedure and explains the essential provisions of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and …
The present publication contains the texts of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the “Protocol”) (1989), as amended in 2006 and in 2007, the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Administrative Instructions for the …
January 22, 2020 The Madrid System wishes you a happy new year! For 2020, we wish for you to keep confidently searching for, filing, monitoring and managing your international applications. (Gettyimages/HAKINMHAN) That is why we have come up with even more interactive and educational content for you to find all the answers to your questions. …
Madrid New Year’s Resolution: More Interactive and Educational Content for our Users Read More »
This brochure contains the rules of dispute resolution procedures administered by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, namely, the WIPO Mediation Rules, the WIPO Arbitration Rules, the WIPO Expedited Arbitration Rules, and the WIPO Expert Determination Rules. Sourcing Info
January 15, 2020 The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS), a system that allows for the secure electronic exchange of priority documents between participating intellectual property offices, now includes the International Bureau (IB) of WIPO as a depositing Office and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) as a depositing and accessing Office in respect of industrial design …
Digital Access Service Expands for Hague System Applicants and Holders Read More »
